Providing Information to a Caller Based on a Called Mobile Terminal's Temporary Directory Number

1. A method comprising: a) determining a call from a caller is being initiated to a mobile terminal, which is served by a visited switch; b) obtaining a temporary directory number to use for routing the call to the mobile terminal through the visited switch; and c) determining information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the information to provide to the caller provides a plurality of call processing options for processing the call.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising determining a selection of the caller corresponding to one of the plurality of call processing options for processing the call.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising effecting establishment of a connection to a terminal from which the call was initiated, wherein the selection is received from the caller via the connection.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising effecting processing of the call based on the selection.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the call is routed to the mobile terminal in response to the selection.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the call is routed to a voicemail system associated with the mobile terminal in response to the selection.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the call is routed to another telephony terminal in response to the selection.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising effecting delivery of a message to the mobile terminal.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising receiving call processing instructions from the mobile terminal in response to the message and effecting call processing according to the call processing instructions.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the message includes a message from the caller.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising effecting establishment of a connection to a terminal from which the call was initiated and effecting delivery of the information to the caller via the connection.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the information to provide to the caller provides information bearing on the location of the mobile terminal.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a profile defining rules for determining the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the profile is established by a subscriber associated with the mobile terminal.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to charges to be applied to the call, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the charges to be applied to the call.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to a relative location of the mobile terminal, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the relative location.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to a time zone in which the mobile terminal is located, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the time zone.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to a metro area range in which the mobile terminal is located, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the metro area range.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to a national range in which the mobile terminal is located, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the national range.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to an international range in which the mobile terminal is located, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the international range.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the caller initiating the call.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on time, date, or a combination thereof.

24. The method of claim 1 wherein the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on a time zone in which the mobile terminal is located.

25. The method of claim 1 wherein the temporary directory number is retrieved from a home location register, which retrieves the temporary directory number from a visited location register associated with the visited switch.

26. A system comprising: a) at least one communication interface; and b) a control system associated with the at least one communication interface and adapted to: i) determine a call from a caller is being initiated to a mobile terminal, which is served by a visited switch; ii) obtain a temporary directory number to use for routing the call to the mobile terminal through the visited switch; and iii) determine information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number.

27. The system of claim 26 wherein the information to provide to the caller provides a plurality of call processing options for processing the call.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein the control system is further adapted to determine a selection of the caller corresponding to one of the plurality of call processing options for processing the call.

29. The system of claim 28 wherein the control system is further adapted to effect establishment of a connection to a terminal from which the call was initiated, wherein the selection is received from the caller via the connection.

30. The system of claim 28 wherein the control system is further adapted to effect processing of the call based on the selection.

31. The system of claim 30 wherein the call is routed to the mobile terminal in response to the selection.

32. The system of claim 30 wherein the call is routed to a voicemail system associated with the mobile terminal in response to the selection.

33. The system of claim 30 wherein the call is routed to another telephony terminal in response to the selection.

34. The system of claim 26 wherein the control system is further adapted to effect delivery of a message to the mobile terminal.

35. The system of claim 34 wherein the control system is further adapted to receive call processing instructions provided from the mobile terminal in response to the message and effect call processing according to the call processing instructions.

36. The system of claim 35 wherein the message includes a message from the caller.

37. The system of claim 26 wherein the control system is further adapted to effect establishment of a connection to a terminal from which the call was initiated and effect delivery of the information to the caller via the connection.

38. The system of claim 26 wherein the information to provide to the caller provides information bearing on a location of the mobile terminal.

39. The system of claim 26 wherein the control system is further adapted to provide a profile defining rules for determining the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number.

40. The system of claim 39 wherein the profile is established by a subscriber associated with the mobile terminal.

41. The system of claim 26 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to charges to be applied to the call, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the charges to be applied to the call.

42. The system of claim 26 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to a location of the mobile terminal, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the relative location.

43. The system of claim 26 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to a time zone in which the mobile terminal is located, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the time zone.

44. The system of claim 26 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to a metro area range in which the mobile terminal is located, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the metro area range.

45. The system of claim 26 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to a national range in which the mobile terminal is located, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the national range.

46. The system of claim 26 wherein the temporary directory number corresponds to an international range in which the mobile terminal is located, and the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the international range.

47. The system of claim 26 wherein the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on the caller initiating the call.

48. The system of claim 26 wherein the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on time, date, or a combination thereof.

49. The system of claim 26 wherein the information to provide to the caller based on the temporary directory number is determined based on a time zone in which the mobile terminal is located.

50. The system of claim 26 wherein the temporary directory number is retrieved from a home location register, which retrieves the temporary directory number from a visited location register associated with the visited switch.